AUDIO: Podcast with Jim Mortram/Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained

This series of podcasts has been created to accompany the launch of Grant Scott’s book Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained.

Jim Mortram
J.A Mortram is a documentary photographer and environmental portraitist based in East Anglia, United Kingdom. Jim’s work is centred on creating an expansive long-form photographic essay titled Small Town Inertia that explores the intimate and untold stories of marginalised individuals in the small rural community in which he lives.

http://smalltowninertia.co.uk

Jim talks to Grant in this podcast about his work, personal projects, the importance of finding photographic stories and the importance of social media in finding an audience for your work. You will find Jim’s work and approach to creating personal projects featured in Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained.

Professional Photography: The New Global Landscape Explained is available now via Amazon worldwide. This is the UK link
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Professional-Photography-Global-Landscape-Explained/dp/041571754X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395774447&sr=1-6&keywords=grant+scott

This is the US link:
http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Photography-Global-Landscape-Explained/dp/041571754X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407233948&sr=8-1&keywords=grant+scott

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